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January Blues? Best January Travel Destinations for 2025

Updated: Jan 25



Cheapest January European destinations as of Dec 10. Data from Booking.com and Google Flights
Cheapest January European destinations as of Dec 10. Data from Booking.com and Google Flights


In January, many Londoners want to be elsewhere. After Christmas and New Year, money is tighter and the weather is depressing. So why not be somewhere else to combat the January blues?


DOSE has put together a list of destinations that are great over the winter months and don’t break the bank. These ten locations all have amenable weather, cheap flights and affordable 4-star hotels*, allowing you to comfortably have a post-Christmas getaway. 


Top January Destinations


Tirana, Albania is the first place on our list. It is often described as one of Europe's most authentic and untouched tourist cities. It is small, walkable and is recommended as an interesting up-and-coming destination that is easy on the wallet.


Turkey is fast becoming one of the most popular destinations for British tourists, and not only for its cheap hair transplants. While Istanbul is a great travel spot for culture, history and a cheap city break, Antalya is highly recommended if you are looking for a quieter, more scenic retreat.


Further down the list are Mediterranean countries such as Greece, Italy, Spain, and Portugal. For instance, Rome is a perfect place for cultural excursions with cheap accommodation, and the same can also be said for Athens where 4-star hotels can be found for less than £50 per night.


Although it is slightly further afield, Tenerife offers some of the most affordable January sun in Europe. With highs of 20°, Tenerife and the surrounding Canary Islands will give you the best chance of sunny weather to avoid the UK's winter blues.


Our Best Destinations Categorised by Price, Temperature and Flight Time


Cheapest ten destinations overall:

  1. Tiranë, Albania

  2. İstanbul, Turkey

  3. Antalya, Turkey

  4. Kraków, Poland

  5. Bucharest, Romania,

  6. Agadir, Morocco

  7. Timișoara, Romania

  8. Prague, Czechia

  9. Gdańsk, Poland

  10. Marrakesh, Morocco


Hottest places under £100 return flights:

  1. Marrakesh, Morocco

  2. Valencia, Spain

  3. Faro, Portugal

  4. Lisbon, Portugal

  5. Tenerife, Spain

  6. Alicante, Spain

  7. Minorca, Spain

  8. Palma, Spain

  9. Málaga, Spain

  10. Barcelona, Spain


Cheapest destinations where flight time is under 3 hours:


  1. Kraków, Poland

  2. Timișoara, Romania

  3. Prague, Czechia

  4. Gdańsk, Poland

  5. Budapest, Hungary

  6. Belgrade, Serbia

  7. Vienna, Austria

  8. Rome, Italy

  9. Riga, Latvia

  10. Cluj-Napoca, Romania

 


Methodology


*DOSE analysed international flights from London airports and corresponding hotel prices in mid-December, for a Wednesday-Saturday trip in January. Prices should therefore be taken as a guide rather than an exact figure.


Hotel prices were based on any hotels or apartment hotels on Booking.com marked as 4-stars. We took the third cheapest to discount anomalies.


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